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Anderson set to miss Bangladesh series
- Updated: September 28, 2016
James Anderson is expected to miss England’s Test series in Bangladesh next month, amid concerns that he has not yet fully recovered from the shoulder injury that hindered his performances in the English summer.
According to a report in The Guardian, scans this week have shown that Anderson requires an extended break to recover from a stress fracture to his right shoulder blade that caused him to miss the Lord’s Test against Pakistan in July.
Jake Ball, the Nottinghamshire seamer, has been lined up to replace Anderson in the Test squad, after being asked to stay on as cover after the ODI series, but Anderson’s absence may yet have a knock-on effect on the five-Test series against India that begins in November, directly after the Bangladesh leg of the winter.
Anderson has not played any cricket since the end of the Pakistan series in August, and at …
